Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-07
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To.DAY,s TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Opening of ahe Legislature = The
Governors Message.

keeper. For this position j. D Martin, of
Craig, succeeds J. T. Alexander The re-
publcans voted for their caucus nominees
who CT course were defeated.
R. b. Cardwell, of Hanover, was elected
Speaker ofthe House. and John Bell Bigger,
Clerk. The republicans voted f,r Edmund
Waddll for Speaker.
After the organization of both branches of
the Legislature the Governors message was
received and read. 10 it the Governor re
fers at length to the subject of the State
debt, embracing the features brought out
at the extra session, and concluded his refer,
ence TO the recent decision Of the U. 5 Su-
premc Court as follows: Tin view of the
recent DE- cision of the Supreme Court of the
United States it may be reasonable to sup
pose that the bondholders, as soon as they con
s;der that decision, will be disposed to make
debt settlement whose OBJ LEGATIONS can be
faithfully carried on. without an increase CT
taxation. / would suggest to the General
Assembly the passage of joint resolution
Z SpGuuluR lOI ICnoOnhOiO timO TIC
institution OF all legal proceedings under
the act passed May 12.h, 1887. have as
surances which l deem entitled to conf
dsnce that the course L have suggested, it
adopted, will be attended with results salts
factory to all concerned"
He thinks when the bondholders consider
The decision they will be willing to accept
snch Offer ns the State can make, based up
On the surplus revenue to be applied to the
payment of interest on The principal of what
thu State considers her just debt
He recommends the improvement Of the
public schools system and has much to say in
behalf of the cause of education, eleemosy.
nary institutions and the departnen Of agri-
culture.
Another subject he thinks Of great impor.
tancs ia the dividing of the State into
geographical divisions so that the execution
of the laws in regard to Boards of Visitors
nay be strictly carried cut.
He recommends the appointment of q
joint committee to take into consideration
the subject of building State library, and
concludes with recommendation that the
Register of the Land Office be abolished and
the records of that Office be turned over to
the Second Auditor and that convict labor
on the Capitol square be also abolished. The
meessge embraces twenty sight pages of
type writing BPO.
,Che Coupons-PrOpOsed Adjustment.
Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.]
RICHMOND, Dec THE Governor today
received letter from William L. Royal,
for counsel of the foreign bondholders, liz
which he says in connection with the recent
decision of the United States Supreme Court
in the case of Attorney General Ayers, Nc
Cabe and Scott, II suggest that if The Stale
will suspend all proceedings under the act of
May 18th, 1887 and all prosecutions where
coupons are involved for reasonable time,
| will endeavor to bring about conference
between her and her creditors which be.
lieve will result ia an adjustment of the
issues between them. will in no way pro.
mote the use of coupons during that time OF
take other action hostile to her interests"
B. p O.